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Papirovka
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Originated in Russia. Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1949 from Switzerland. Fruits have juicy, cream flesh with an acid flavour.
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Accession No.
1949 - 112
- Accession name
- Papirovka
- Flowering time ›››
- 7th May10% flowering
11th MayFull (80%) flowering
15th May90% petal fall - Picking time
- Mid August 1
- Size
- small 1
- Shape
- Truncate conical 1
- Ribbing
- medium 1
- Crown
- medium-strong 1
- Ground Colour
- Whitish yellow 1
- Over Colour
- Pink 1
- Over Colour Amount
- medium 1
- Over Colour Pattern
- striped 1
- Russet
- absent 1
- Greasiness
- Medium 1
- Flesh Colour
- White 1
- References:
- 1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
- 2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register
Design: Chris Turnbull, September 2019